This is my third contribution to the oldschool specialist blog Drumtrip; a review and the background story behind the track Prospect For Democracy by T.Power. You can view the original post, as well the previous installments of the TOTD series here:

In 1992, Dave Stone and Norton Blue, owners of the Trinity Studios in London, set up the UK hardcore label Dj Only Records, renamed a year later to the Sound Of The Underground Records (SOUR); one of the most influential collectives of the mid-90s jungle/drum and bass scene. The first signing of the label was the breakbeat hardcore outfit Bass Selective (Royal, Samuel, Hay, Clarke and Elizabeth Troy on vocal duties). Bass Selective went on to record four EPs; the highlight of their outputs being the piano-driven anthem Blow Out part 2.

Bass Selective disbanded in 1993 and one of the founding members, Marc Sebastian Royal emerged with the recording alias T.Power. He was readily signed as a solo artist by SOUR; a flying start for an illustrious and prolific recording career. It was only two years later however, that he would create serious waves in the drum and bass proceedings.